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unparagonedyesterday at 8:25 PM1 replyview on HN

That’s wrong. Only if the studies are powerful enough and are looking at the right stuff can you make any reasonable conclusions.

If the studies are powerful enough then that absolutely isn’t evidence of absence at all.


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Xirdusyesterday at 8:46 PM

Evidence can be strong or weak. Every positive study result is evidence of presence, usually strong evidence. Every negative study result is evidence of absence, usually very weak evidence.

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